In a day and age when everyone is aiming to be the greenest and the most socially ethical they can be, it is important to back up the claims you are making about your business practises and be open about what’s going on behind the scenes to avoid “greenwashing” your customers. Here is how BIDBI […]
In recent months and years, the media and social media has been filled with ways to reduce waste, what to recycle and where, tips on how to reuse your waste and more. Government legislation has banned single use plastic and businesses seem to be making a conscious effort to reduce the amount of throwaway packaging […]
Earlier this year BIDBI was accredited with a GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certification, which was awarded to us by the Soil Association. GOTS is the leading worldwide textile processing standard needed to truly call a textile product organic. This includes; using at least 70% organic fibres, ensuring that all chemicals used, like dyes, must meet […]
Here at BIDBI we love talking about Fairtrade, and we love talking to people about Fairtrade. So, we asked our Fairtrade certified suppliers a few questions to give you an idea of how Fairtrade benefits them. When did your factory join Fairtrade? 1. We joined on 16th December 2013 2. We became Fairtrade Certified in […]
Fairtrade has been around for 25 years, which means 25 years of Fairtrade products in the UK and 25 years of positive impact for farmers, workers, and communities around the world. However, many people are still wondering, what is fair trade. Well, here at BIDBI we've rounded 10 must-know facts about Fairtrade. For more up […]
BIDBI launched its Recycled Cotton Tote back in September. We were excited to offer a product made from recycled materials as sustainability is at the heart of everything we do here at BIDBI. We want that to reflect through our manufacturing and printing processes and also through our products. All of the cotton used to […]
With the next Olympics coming up just next year in Tokyo there is a lot of hype about the serious focus on sustainability at the up coming games. Famously the Olympics are a very unsustainable event, building huge infrastructure and venues for the sporting events, construction of massive “villages” to house the athletes and the […]
Tis the season and like the rest of us you may be panicking about finding Christmas gifts for your family, friends, significant other, or work secret Santa. However instead of running around your local shopping centre or frantically searching online, take a step back and maybe consider some ethical, sustainable and potentially easier options. In […]
Here at BIDBI we have an ethical commitment to everyone and everything in our supply chain, by having a Fairtrade supply chain and using environmentally friendly production processes we do everything we can to ensure the sustainability of our business. We understand that as individuals we cannot single-handedly change the world however by taking small […]
We’re all well aware by now of the impact that our consumer centric lives are having on the environment; and whilst the responsibility doesn’t solely lie with individual consumers, we all should be exploring ways we can make simple changes to our habits that can vastly reduce the amount of single-use plastic we get through. […]
